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An Imaginary Menagerie: Poems and Drawings by

Roger McGough

A new edition of the classic Roger McGough collection of animal verse, with the author’s own illustrations

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100 Best Poems for Children

A collection of contemporary and classic poems chosen by children from schools around the UK.

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The Collected Poems

Roger McGough

The collected works of 'the patron saint of poetry', Roger McGough

For sixty years, Roger McGough has thrilled and delighted generations of readers with his irreverent, intimate and ever-original poetry…

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All the Best: The Selected Poems of Roger McGough

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A wonderful selection of over 100 of Roger’s own best-loved poems from his vast Puffin catalogue of poetry collections. Lots of favourites and some lesser known surprises, too. Packed with…

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Defying Gravity

Roger McGough

A collection of poems, which come to terms with painful memories as well as confronts fears that are universal.

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Sky in the Pie

Roger McGough

A collection of poems.

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Pillow Talk: A Book of Poems

Roger McGough

Wouldn’t it be funny if you didn’t have a nose? The brilliant and clever Roger McGough asks this and other important questions in this marvellous collection. He also tells you…

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It Never Rains

Roger McGough

From a poem commissioned to commemorate Dylan Thomas in just 140 characters, which unfortunately comes to an end mid-word, to a pre-emptive erratum notice, this book includes poems that show…

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The Bee’s Knees

Roger McGough

A brilliant collection of brand-new poems from ‘the patron saint of poetry’. Longer, narrative poems sit comfortably with Roger McGough’s sharper observations and insightful words in this collection, perfectly illustrated…

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That Awkward Age

Roger McGough

From laundrettes to contact lenses, Paul McCartney’s trousers to plane crashes, this title guides us through the pitfalls and idiosyncrasies of our illogical and unexciting lives, and finds the humour…

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100 Best Christmas Poems for Children

Roger McGough

This delightful children’s poetry anthology brings together the 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children, edited and introduced by Roger McGough.

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Wordsmith Year 3 collected poems

Roger McGough

A collection of poems by Roger McGough and Christina Rosetti. At Key Stage 2 Wordsmith gives you ‘single voice’ collections of poetry. This approach enables children to familiarise themselves with…

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Sensational!: poems chosen by

Roger McGough

A glorious sensational feast of poems!

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Over to You!

Roger McGough

A brand new collection for children from best-loved poet, writer and broadcaster, Roger McGough.

Just when you are ready to write your first poem, along come the words and cause…

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Said and Done

Roger McGough

Roger McGough is one of Britain’s best-loved poets. Roger first rose to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop group The Scaffold, who had two number one…

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Selected Poems

Roger McGough

A selection of Roger McGough’s finest, best-loved verse. This book represents the complete span of McGough’s writing, from the 1960s to the new millennium.

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As Far as I Know

Roger McGough

A book of poems that includes a series of haiku inspired by a London tube strike and a striking reworking of the author’s famous 1960s poem ‘Let Me Die a…

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80

Roger McGough

Eighty of Roger McGough’s favourite poems to celebrate his 80th birthday!

There are eighty of Roger McGough’s wonderful poems in this hugely enjoyable collection, gathered together into a new volume…

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Safety in Numbers

Roger McGough

A beautiful new collection of poetry from one of Britain’s best-loved poets

From ‘Adultery in Isolation’ to ‘After You. No, After You’ to ‘Seaside Staycation,’ a new collection from one…

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joinedupwriting

Roger McGough

An exuberant new collection of poetry from one of Britain’s best-loved poets

For more than fifty years, Roger McGough has entranced generations of readers with poetry which is at once…

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Slapstick

Roger McGough

Features poems about poems, poems about life, poems about kangaroos and chameleons and caterpillars (though not in the same verse), and more.

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Bad, Bad Cats

Roger McGough

A brilliant new collection of poems. The poetry contains the clever word-play, rich ideas and humour associated with Roger McGough. It includes a series of poems about the exploits of…

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Collected Poems

Roger McGough

Roger McGough is one of Britain’s best loved poets and this collection charts his passage from youthful exuberance to the wry reflection of his later years. What remains the same…

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Poetry Pie

Roger McGough

Featuring over 50 poems, this volume includes collection with themes ranging from food and animals to school and ghouls.

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Happy Poems

Roger McGough

Happy poems for interesting times from the critically acclaimed poet Roger McGough.

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Narrative Aspects of Roger McGough’s Poetry 1967-1987

Gamal Muhammad Abdel-Raouf Mu Elgezeery

This book covers 20 years of Roger McGough’s poetic career. It investigates the narrative dimensions of his poetry, and undertakes a critical dialogue with narratological concepts and moves the field…

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100 Best Christmas Poems for Children

Roger McGough

This delightful children’s poetry anthology brings together the 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children, edited and introduced by Roger McGough.

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Tartuffe

Moliere,Roger McGough

A sparkling new translation by Liverpool poet Roger McGough of Moliere’s classic comedy to accompany the premiere at the Liverpool Everyman in May 2008.

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The Hypochondriac

Moliere,Roger McGough

A verse adaptation of Moliere’s final play, The Hypochondriac is a scathingly funny lampoon on both hypochondria and the ‘quack’ medical profession. This version by Liverpool poet Roger McGough was…

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Money-Go-Round

Roger McGough

A witty and mischievous tale inspired by The Wind in the Willows, from renowned poet Roger McGough.

Mr Toad has a shiny gold coin. He gives it to Miss Mole…

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Money-Go-Round

Roger McGough

A witty and mischievous tale inspired by The Wind in the Willows, from renowned poet Roger McGough.

Mr Toad has a shiny gold coin. He gives it to Miss Mole…

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Summer With Monika

Roger McGough

Fifty years ago in 1967, Roger McGough published Summer with Monika- a magical, iconic tale of love. Taking its title from Ingmar Bergman's classic 1953 ftlm, the suite of interlinked…

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All Aboard the Ark

Roger McGough

A witty and amusing take on the story of Noah by one of the nation’s favourite children’s poets

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Crocodile Tears

Roger McGough

A wonderfully zany tale from the inimitable Roger McGough

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Poetry Please

Various Poets

A treasury of the UK’s best-loved poems, compiled from the rich archives of BBC Radio 4’s Poetry Please programme.

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Until I Met Dudley

Roger McGough

Familiar machines, explained by Dudley, the techno-wizard dog makes an innovative introduction to everyday technology.

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I Never Liked Wednesdays

Roger McGough

A hilarious mad-cap adventure story about childhood derring-do

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If Only We Had a Helicopter

Roger McGough

High-powered imaginations meet adventure in this celebration of childhood mischief.

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The Oxford 123 Book of Number Rhymes

Nicholas Tucker,Roger McGough

This companion book to the ABC Picture Dictionary introduces numbers and counting in a pleasurable way: through traditional number rhymes, and new rhymes from Roger McGough, together with riddles and…

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Mind the Gap: Band 12/Copper

Roger McGough

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level This hilarious set of poems by award-winning and much-loved poet Roger McGough explores the weird and the…

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The Mersey Sound: Restored 50th Anniversary Edition

Adrian Henri,Brian Patten,Roger McGough

An attempt to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing representative work by each of three modern poets in a single volume, in each case the selection has…

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Colours of the Moon 2023

Colours of the Moon introduces an eclectic mix of the new voices and new writing that have emerged from the 2023 Artemesia Arts poetry competition: thirty-four poems exploring a variety…

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The Book of Liverpool: A City in Short Fiction

Margaret Murphy,Ramsey Campbell,James Friel,Brian Patten,Frank Cottrell Boyce

Bringing together fiction from some of the city’s most celebrated writers, The Book of Liverpool traces the unique contours that decades of social and economic change can impress on a…

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These Are The Hands: Poems from the Heart of the NHS

This poetry anthology offers a unique insight into the real experiences of the people at the heart of the NHS - from the student nurse at the start of his…

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An Imaginary Menagerie: Poems and Drawings by

100 Best Poems for Children

The Collected Poems

All the Best: The Selected Poems of Roger McGough

Defying Gravity

Sky in the Pie

Pillow Talk: A Book of Poems

It Never Rains

The Bee’s Knees

That Awkward Age

100 Best Christmas Poems for Children

Wordsmith Year 3 collected poems

Sensational!: poems chosen by

Over to You!

Said and Done

Selected Poems

As Far as I Know

80

Safety in Numbers

joinedupwriting

Slapstick

Bad, Bad Cats

Collected Poems

Poetry Pie

Happy Poems

Narrative Aspects of Roger McGough’s Poetry 1967-1987

100 Best Christmas Poems for Children

Tartuffe

The Hypochondriac

Money-Go-Round

Money-Go-Round

Summer With Monika

All Aboard the Ark

Crocodile Tears

Poetry Please

Until I Met Dudley

I Never Liked Wednesdays

If Only We Had a Helicopter

The Oxford 123 Book of Number Rhymes

Mind the Gap: Band 12/Copper

The Mersey Sound: Restored 50th Anniversary Edition

Colours of the Moon 2023

The Book of Liverpool: A City in Short Fiction

These Are The Hands: Poems from the Heart of the NHS

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